8. What news did the messenger bring Macbeth about Birnam wood? How did Macbeth react to it? Was Birnam wood really moving? Why did Macbeth lose his confidence? What realization did Macbeth have while fighting with Macduff? Why did he rather prefer to be killed than to be imprisoned? How was he finally killed?             A messenger, pale and shaking with fear came to Macbeth and reported that he had just noticed Birnam woods to be moving.             At this, Macbeth roared in anger and called him a liar. He warned the messenger that if it came out false, he would hang him alive. But he himself began to doubt the prophesy of the witches that he would never be vanquished until Birnam woods advanced towards Dunsinane. However he decided that they should put on their armour and go out to Battle .             So...

7. Why did Lady Macbeth commit suicide? Why did Macbeth grow careless of life?             Lady Macbeth, the queen had been the sole partner of Macbeth in all his wickedness. But evil is repaid with evil. Unable to bear the remorse of guilt, the queen had begun to suffer terrible nightmares. She suffered from somnambulism that ultimately led her to commit suicide.             The queen died and Macbeth was left alone without anyone to care for him. Now he had no one with whom he could share his wicked plans. As a result Macbeth grew careless of life and even longed for death.

6. Why did Macbeth kill Macduff’s wife and children? Why did he begin to envy the condition of Duncan ?             Macbeth left the witches cave and soon he heard that Macduff, the thane of Fife had fled to England to join the army which was formed against him under the leadership of Malcolm. This enraged Macbeth so violently that he mercilessly killed Macduff’s wife and children.             Macbeth lost all his nobility and had become a tyrant and a murderer. The whole kingdom began to hate him and his rule. Nobody loved or honoured him any more. Moreover, many fled to England to join Malcolm and Macduff. This filled Macbeth with despair and made him restless. So he began to envy the dead Duncan who was sleeping undisturbed in his grave. Treason had done its worst to him but now neither sword nor poison, no domestic malice or foreign enemies could heart him any l...